CDOTIMES May 22-24, 2017

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CAGAYANLifestyle TIMES Weekly de Oro

Volume 4 | No. 43 | Cagayan de Oro City | May 22-24, 2017

A Century of Stewardship for Culture and the Arts

Paterno Velez Foundation donates piano to MOGCHS

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By Mike Baños

hundred and eight years after the Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School’s inauguration on December 15, 1909, the family of one of its original patrons continues its legacy of responsible stewardship to perpetuate the institution’s vision of molding patriotic and responsible citizens.

On the occasion of her birthday last Thursday, 18 May 2017, Ms. Marinela “Girlie” Neri Velez, President of Paterno Velez Foundation & Founder of the Marinela Neri Velez Strings Program, formally turned over a brand new Yamaha JU-109PE upright piano to the MOGCHS administration headed by principal Dr. Pedro Estaño. “I am asking nothing

in return for this except that you take good care of it so that more students in the future can also benefit by learning and practicing on it,” Ms. Velez said during the turnover rites held at the school’s covered court. On hand to show their support for the project were close relatives and friends of Ms. Velez including Sol Marie Ucab, Jaime Muñoz, Jocelyn Velez, Vinny

N. Veloso and Carla Q. Gerali,Yamaha sales specialist. Prior to this, the same patroness of the arts donated 41 string instruments under the Marinela Neri Velez Strings Program to MOGCHS to enable musically inclined and talented students who cannot afford to buy their own instruments to hone their craft and develop their inborn talents further. Originally a 10 year program grant meant to put together a community based strings orchestra from the public and private schools of Cagayan de Oro through a local school, Ms. Velez moved the program to MOGCHS when the first school opted to proceed in different direction,. Last May 9, 2017,

Teacher Mike Macapelit tries out the brand new Yamaha JU-109PE upright piano. photo by mike baños , npn Liceo de Cagayan University Music Conservatory Faculty Horst Hans Backer and Tullio Vidmar conducted a formal inventory of the instruments to determine what was needed to

Members of the MOGCHS Rondalla join friends of Paterno Velez Foundation Pres Marinela Velez and MOGCHS faculty led by Dr. Pedro Estaño on the occasion of her birthday. photo by mike baños , npn

IDC’s CEO is co-author of book on protecting contemporary architecture Architect Romolo Nati, Chairman and CEO of listed company Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC), is co-author of a book entitled Time Frames, published by Italian editors Ugo Carughi and Massimo Visone. The new publication, according to Visone, focuses on current conservation and protection rules and strategies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The book presents an overview of critical issues and actions undertaken

by different countries related to architectural listings. Time Frames includes topics on identities, heritage, conservation, memories and the economy. Visone mentioned that IDC’s contribution is a perfect synthesis on various architectural topics on the Philippines, particularly about the time rule of protecting contemporary architecture. Aside from Architect Nati, Time Frames has 142 co-authors, many of whom are leading architects, scholars and experts representing idc/PAGE 11

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